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MURPHY AND GUNN SHAY ELLIOTT MEMORIAL PHOTO GALLERY
By Shane Stokes
Apr 24, 2006 - 2:31:00 PM
The Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group team, prior to the start.
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Paul Healion (Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group, r) goes through the startlist before the race with former Tour of Spain points winner Malcolm Elliot (Plowman Craven)
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Elliot chases back on after mechanical problems during the race
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The ten man break which went clear on the road to the Glenmalure climb
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Paidi O'Brien (Sean Kelly - ACLVB M. Donnelly Racing Team) on the climb
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Ryan Connor (Ballymena-Scott) was climbing very well
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Giant Asia rider David McCann
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Eventual winner Andrew Roche (Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group team) leads on the steep Glenmalure climb
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Roche piles the pressure on, while behind some members of the break temporarily slip back
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Connor takes over near the top. The climb features a dramatic backdrop
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Connor leads the break on the climb
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Neill Delahaye (Usher IRC, l) and David McCann (Giant Asia) lead the break after the climb.
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Delahaye was very strong but missed a crucial split near the end of the race
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Before then, he broke clear near Roundwood, but was hauled back
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Andrew Roche went with about 15 kilometres remaining, and held a ten second lead from there to the line
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Roche wins the Murphy and Gunn Shay Elliott Memorial
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Malcolm Elliot beats Connor Murphy for second
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Fourth for McCann
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Connor took fifth
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Tommy Evans (Terry Dolan) was sixth
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Malcolm Elliot was smiling after the race
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The Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group team relax after their success
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Paul Healion (Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group)
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Race winner Andrew Roche
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